SHATTERED CROWN

CHAPTER 002: Buried under.

Camry’s POV:

The pearl shone with a brilliant light bright enough to draw the attention of others which I would rather not garner as these lots were savages and a glimpse at such an object and the whole cave would burst into an uproar.

But before that could happen, there was a slow rumble beneath our feet and I froze in my spot, unable to move as I glanced around in confusion, wondering what was going on when a voice bellowed out loudly, “It's about to come down, everyone out,” he yelled and it was chaos as everyone struggled to get out of the cave.

The thought that this might have been my fault dressed my mind as I gazed down at the little box in my hand before tossing it to the side and racing towards the exit, shards of little boulders dropped from the ceiling like rain and I panicked as I realized I wasn't remotely close to the exit.

My breathing increased as it hammered deep in my rib cages as I struggled over the previously drugged bedrock, the others pushed and pulled against each other in an attempt to save themselves first and forsake whatever ties they had to one another.

It was no different with me as I struggled as well, thrashing through rocks and sinking sound, racing for my Denmark life but my escape was a fleeting vision, a dream I wished would come through, but as the boulders poured down more violently, that dream slowly faded away.

Those who had already arrived at the exit beckoned for the other to run faster while they got to a farther location and safer grounds as well.

I groaned as I fell flat to the ground as a pile of raining boulders fell atop me, I had been buried under the sound, struggling to get back up and wiggling my body as the sand shrank away from me, I gritted my teeth in frustration as it was taking more time than I imagined. Calling for help with my hands stretched out, but they all sprinted past me in an attempt to save themselves.

I couldn't blame them, I would have done the same thing as them if the positions were reversed. Without accepting defeat, I continued to wiggle my way out of the sand as the particles trickled down my face.

My breathing had increased after the energy that had been expelled and I paused for a few seconds to catch my breath, a bit of sweat had found its way into my eyes and I was blinded momentarily before wedding it off with my shoulders.

Without relenting, I began my struggle once again, at the same time calling out for help even though I knew it was futile.

The mouth of the cave seemed so far and distant and began to blur as figures made their way to stay while I was stuck. I knew I shouldn't be giving up but there was nothing I could do further, my energy had been halved from mining in the caves and the rest had depleted rather rapidly in an attempt to escape from this death trap and having to struggle as well.

My whole life flashed before my eyes as I stared at my freedom and the world collapsed around me, the life I lived had been satisfactory and I was grateful, to the family that I had that cared so much for me even when I wasn't theirs,

Shaking my head as I refused to let all that go down the drain, they were waiting for me to come back and I didn't want them to be disappointed or sad either, I couldn't let them go through that loss. A burst of energy coursed through me as my will to lie resumed, my struggle began again and this time I refused to accept defeat.

Grabbing onto the man's legs that had almost passed through me and pleaded for his help, he groaned and tried wadding me off with the soul of his boot and I held on tightly as I pulled myself out of the sand, but I could only hold on for so long faced with a crude assault, the man struggled to his feet and raced for the exit.

Glancing back, I there wasn't any other person and I realized I was the only one left in the deep part of the mines, which meant no one was coming to save me, with one last push and help from the previous man, I groaned out loudly and pushed myself out of the rumble and finally, I was free.

Without wasting much time to celebrate my victory I sprinted toward the closing exit. Pushing myself further than I ever, I rewatched my hands put in front of me in hopes that it could hold on just a little bit longer.

It wasn’t looking as though it heeded my cries as the mouth of the cave collapsed in a heap and the light that streaked into the cave began to dim. My window of survival began to close slowly and no matter how much I prayed, I couldn't

stop it.

I shook my head as I was still some distance away and there my path was becoming harder and harder for me to continue as the rumbles obstructed me,

Jumping over the fallen pile and sprinting forward with my hope fast decreasing, sweat droplets trickled down the side of my face, i wiped it seriously as it had gotten way too close to my eyes, and the mouth of the cave came closer and closer but the cave mouth had been completely shut and I was trapped inside, glancing around I heaved, there were also others that didn't make it in time and we all began to dig in an attempt to make it out, but there was only so much we could do with the time had been given,

The cave wasn't about to wait for us as the bigger boulders came crashing down on us and it all went dark.